MOVING BACK INTO THE VAN (life update)
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#Vanlife Vlog 755 | Nashville, Tennessee | Filmed February 18, 2021
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Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the #travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to go travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this #travelvlog to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling, and we didn’t want to stop after just one year! After achieving our new goal of 100 countries and then all 7 continents (check out our documentary here: nlcameras.info/wiki/f6urpmygrGjdyZw/video), we had no plans to slow down, until 2020 decided to force us to ;) which is when we bought a converted Sprinter van to start exploring our own country for the first time. It was a major adjustment and so different than flying every week like we were used to, but we are incredibly thankful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎
Hannah-Emily
8 uur geleden
just put a pee funnel in like eamon and bec!
isaiah the kid
9 uur geleden
please don't come to Hawaii until this pandemic is over. Even though Hawaii is open to tourism
Lisa Tuttle
12 uur geleden
Come to West Virginia in the summer and visit the newest national park....The New River Gorge National Park and go white water rafting. The 3rd Saturday in October is Bridge Day where people can BASE jump off of the bridge, an amazing thing to watch.
Wally Norlander
13 uur geleden
Your videos are first-rate, of course, and are funded. What irritates me is how funded they (and you) are., when the rest of us are struggling along.
h0il0i
15 uur geleden
Did you order SpaceX Starlink internet? 🤔
Kara and Nate
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Aidan Aha
15 uur geleden
Come to Jersey
Kara and Nate
13 uur geleden
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Pat Parish
19 uur geleden
Hello, I’m not from the States, I live in Manitoba Canada. I would hugely recommend that you visit the very unique ‘House on the Rock’ in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Also, I strongly recommend spending some time on Mackinac Island near the northern peninsula in Michigan (an Island where no traffic is allowed, only horses and bicycles). The island opens for tourists each year in May. It is also the fudge capital of the USA (or maybe even the world??). I’ve been to both places twice. Great places to see.
Pat Parish
13 uur geleden
I’m sorry, but I have no idea what your reply means???
Kara and Nate
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Stephanie VanWitz
19 uur geleden
I AM SO EXCITED!!!! TO WATCH YOU GUYS TRAVEL ALL 50 STATES
Kayleen Parks
20 uur geleden
Oh, outside of Fairbanks there is an awesome hot springs and resort called Chama? Hot springs. They use geothermal energy for greenhouses and seriously had the best lettuce I’ve ever had. I’m older than you all so I also loved that my joints felt better for months after enjoying the hot springs.
Kayleen Parks
20 uur geleden
In OK, I’ve always wanted to check out the Cherokee reservation and learn more about their culture...
Geolexter
21 uur geleden
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Kaylie Newville
Dag geleden
The water fall tour in Michigan’s upper peninsula! It’s so beautiful!
Kara and Nate
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Loltigercute
Dag geleden
Yay I miss the van!!!!
Tehila Sh
Dag geleden
What a brilliant idea: 50 states verses 100 countries👌
Robin Steelberg
Dag geleden
Nate, what's the brand of your hoodie?
Elise E
Dag geleden
Oh 🤦🏼♀️ & about your pee situation lol You’re usually in random places why not just dump it outside?! I mean animals pee outside all the time lol
Kara and Nate
13 uur geleden
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Elise E
Dag geleden
Oh I see you’ve never been to Connecticut either! There’s lots of nice museums there!
zoe rouse
Dag geleden
You guys should come to my home city Long Beach CA. We have the Queen Mary, The aquarium of the Pacific, and the beach to warm up from the cold weather. We have down town where there are a lot more to see.
Elise E
Dag geleden
Well for OKlahoma when I went as a kid I loved going to Toby Keith’s bar and grill! We passed his house too! And we went to some rodeos! 🐂🐎
J P
Dag geleden
Great bed however what about a good mattresses cover?
Lilly W
Dag geleden
When you visit mass you should go to purgatory chasm, or Salem, or old Sturbridge village, or visit Martha’s Vineyard. Those are all pretty fun and unique places there 😉😅😊
Haley Gatlin
Dag geleden
There is a FANTASTIC pie shop in a small town in Texas, it's called Oxbow Bakery located in Palestine, TX. There is so much charm here in our small town! Please come visit a small piece of heaven in our lovely small town.
Sam Sonntag
Dag geleden
You could spend the next 6 months in Utah and not even scrape surface of radness!
EJ M
Dag geleden
Kara and Nate, you are my favorite travel vloggers and thanks for visiting my beautiful country Philippine right before the pandemic hits. Just to let you know, you are very popular in my country.
Michael Kaiser
Dag geleden
When you get to Nebraska I highly recommend the Henry Doorly Zoo, and yes you can probably spend the night. Rated best Zoo in America. Another alternative would be the Homestead National Historic Park in Beatrice, NE.
Mariah G
Dag geleden
If you want to avoid the snow. Wait till May/ June to visit Minnesota. 🙈
Nutti Nelli
Dag geleden
Me wondering how they will drive to Hawaii haha
ScardyGinge
Dag geleden
Can't wait for you to visit my home state of Connecticut! Make sure to take a trip through the "Quiet Corner" (where I'm from). So many beautiful back roads, lots of history, and some amazing food!
mgebbie100
Dag geleden
As a Vermonter, please hit me up for where to go! I highly recommend hitting up Greensboro, VT where Hill's Farmstead Brewery is, and Jasper Hill Farm Cheese!
manoj m
Dag geleden
Add alaska to your list🤔👍👍
Wayne Gjersvig
2 dagen geleden
Michigan, spend a night on Mackinac Island and visit ship locks at Sault Ste Marie. Wisconsin, tailgate at Lambeau field in Green Bay or visit The House on the Rock and Taliesin in Spring Green Minnesota, go canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. (Lots of canoe outfitters in area) North Dakota, camp at Cross Ranch State Park near Washburn and visit Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.
Kara and Nate
13 uur geleden
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D Brotz
2 dagen geleden
For South carolina I would recommend historic Charleston. North carolina, Asheville so you can see the biltmore estate.
Jimi Sunsets
2 dagen geleden
I missed y’all and the damn cute van!
Caitlin Milton
2 dagen geleden
When you hit New Mexico visit Albuquerque. Take the Tram and visit the smaller towns near it. See the unique houses down town.
Kara and Nate
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Ellie D
2 dagen geleden
I started crying watching this because I realized how much I just miss them traveling the world and I miss life before the pandemic.
Aka Romee
2 dagen geleden
Delaware
Karissa Jordan
2 dagen geleden
Btw Vanuatu was in December 2019 and I'm pretty sure you guys said December 2020
Laura Johnson
2 dagen geleden
When you go to Virginia you may want to visit Westmoreland County. It is small but has so many small neat things like George Washington's Birth homes, Monroe's birth home and Westmoreland State Park where you can find million old Shark teeth. It is close to Washington DC as well.
Rayne
2 dagen geleden
Wow. At home drip coffee. Also 12:55, that song came out 22 years ago and I don't think I've heard it for over a decade. Nice. Also, why do y'all not have as thick of accents as your family? You got the General American thing happening. Is that intentional?
Kathy Somers
2 dagen geleden
If you dump your toilet behind some rocks in the badlands of Nevada, the scorpions aren’t gonna complain...
Toni G58
2 dagen geleden
I would love to give you some ideas for Iowa!! I am an Iowan native and I would love to give you guys the best places to go and eat! That Place Steakhouse - Conrad, IA
Brad Taylor
2 dagen geleden
Surely you didn't see ALL of Texas?
hollirichards
2 dagen geleden
Boo come back to Michigan!
Reagan Carr
2 dagen geleden
PLEASE GO TO EUREKA SPRINGS ARKANSAS AND THANK ME LATERRRRRRR PLEASE SEE THIS OH MY GOD 😭
GabbyBSizemore
2 dagen geleden
Can’t wait to see the rest of your travels!!!!
Amelia SR
2 dagen geleden
Nate can sell it.
Judy brasher
2 dagen geleden
Pee is sterile unless you have a UTI. Actually promotes good compost development.
Judy brasher
2 dagen geleden
Sorry if this duplicates later, but for some reason my earlier comment isn't showing. Check out the Walter Inglis Anderson museum in Ocean Springs MS. Charter a boat out to Horn Island where he would row to and strap himself to a tree during hurricanes. Like many brilliant artists, he wasn't entirely sane! On my trip out, we went out on a shrimp boat, docked on the north side and hiked across to the beautiful beach on the Gulf side. We cooked our catch that night and it was the best shrimp ever. Or eat at one of the excellent Vietnamese restaurants in the area; there's a sizeable Vietnamese shrimping community on the MS Coast.
Amelia SR
2 dagen geleden
Your gonna be able to do more in red states vs blue.
bowsuphigh
2 dagen geleden
oh my goodness i need to know when you go to Maryland. i want to say hi socially distanced
Alexander Purnell Marqués
2 dagen geleden
So sad that I can't help you to get a unique experience in any State as im not from the USA. Besosss from Spain!!!!!
Jackie G
2 dagen geleden
This is so cool!! Okay! I am in Fredericksburg, Virginia and it is so so pretty here. It has tons of Revolutionary and Civil War history! I will even host you in my driveway! You can head on over to the oldest mountain range, the Shenandoah and Blue Ridge mountain! Congratulations on making the road your home!
Maeby
2 dagen geleden
So you have everyday problems that are non-issues in the rest of the northern world?
Alexander Purnell Marqués
2 dagen geleden
Keep the intro!!!!! I love it!
Michael Nguyen
2 dagen geleden
Come back to Colorado!! Let me know if you need recommendations for Wisconsin!
Katie Evans
2 dagen geleden
When you come to Ohio come to Cleveland or like Avon, Avon Lake that area because it’s where I am!!!!!!
Scott Tilden
2 dagen geleden
Getting rid of the propane stove should be top of list, considering the hassle you have had with it.
relf ed
2 dagen geleden
Pfff.. One commercial after the other..
dawn edworthy
2 dagen geleden
Omg I cannot wait to start watching your adventure
Bloom In resONAnce
2 dagen geleden
„Thank you for washing these by the way“ Lovely side note about the sheets 🥰
Kierstin Blomberg
2 dagen geleden
Yay! Sounds like an awesome plan! For Iowa, here's some suggestions: Check out the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville. Maquoketa Caves State Park in eastern IA is really neat! If you're in central IA, I've heard Ledges State Park is interesting as well. Crystal Lake Cave near Dubuque has a really cool cave tour. I haven't been, but the world's largest man-made grotto, The Grotto of the Redemption, is in Iowa. There's the High Trestle Trail bridge in central IA. It lights up at night and it's really cool! Great views and a fun place to take pictures. If you're here in late summer, The National Balloon Classic boasts over 100 hot air balloons. Something I've been wanting to do is ride a train at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad. The routes offered look really pretty. I'd recommend the Tulip Festival in Pella, IA in May, but I'd imagine Covid's going to put a damper on things. As for food, I'm not very adventurous myself, but I do recommend getting the Denver style pizza at Great Plains Pizza in Ames, IA. It's a thick wheat crust that you drizzle honey on. Very good! If you are a fan of burritos, the local chain is Pancheros. The burritos are HUGE, waaaayyyy better than Chipotle, and you have to get the queso! A couple of the most talked about places (I haven't been to either, because again, I'm boring 😂) are Fong's Pizza and Zombie Burger. Fong's is Asian inspired pizza, and their best seller is crab rangoon pizza. Zombie Burger is just a very over-the-top fun burger place. I also have to recommend, if you are here during late July-ish, just take a drive out in the country. That's when the crops are at their peaks, and one of my favorite sites in the world is seeing miles and miles of deep green fields flowing in the wind. 😄
Lydia Abigail
2 dagen geleden
Hey there! Visit the town Madison when you’re come to Indiana! It is a super cute town and you can hike along the river to the bottom of clifty falls - one of my fav hikes.
Zainab Qasem
3 dagen geleden
Can you go to Kuwait 🥺pls
LostNFound Joseph's Locker
3 dagen geleden
Visit lock in, stay the night haunted places.
Taylor Lee
3 dagen geleden
So excited to see where y’all visit in Alabama! I’ve grown up all over Alabama including Birmingham, Mobile, and Huntsville! Huntsville is by far my favorite place here in Bama!
Forrest Nelson
3 dagen geleden
so basically you visited all the good states, didn't film why, and are now going to the left overs for content. I could visit all 50 fairly well in 6 months.
Sophie Marshall
3 dagen geleden
hahaha i live in minnesota so naturally it’s really cold but when it’s 28 degrees in the winter think wow it’s warm and wear just a jacket but how he has a whole snow suit im crying hahaha
Rae Gainey
3 dagen geleden
Come to Cape Cod when you come to Massachusetts!! (Go to the lower cape you won’t regret it even tho it’s a little farther away)
Yaneiza Perez
3 dagen geleden
Im from Connecticut. Have ya been to Connecticut? Have ya been to Puerto Rico? Looking foward a video in Puerto Rico. The food and people are amazing. You'll love it.💕
Yaneiza Perez
3 dagen geleden
Keep making videos. Love you guys! You rock🤙
Yaneiza Perez
3 dagen geleden
The van looks so cozy. I would love to be in that van while its snowing with a hot chocolate.
alexandra breznay
3 dagen geleden
Go to Fargo, North Dakota please it is my home town and near and dear to my heart there are museums architecture shopping Coffee (Moxie Jova) is a good place lol I’m a coffee freak too😄
Anastasiya Vasilchuk
3 dagen geleden
have you ever been to Canada specifically Manitoba
GamerForLife
3 dagen geleden
WOW Bullshit i cant even go to school and in America people are allowed to get in all States thats so much bullshit
ionmatika
3 dagen geleden
3. Poor internet. GET STARLINK when it becomes available.
Jen Lew
3 dagen geleden
If you head through New York and take one of the Ferries to or from Connecticut you have a place to park on the North Fork of Long Island. I'm sure you've been to New York but a great spot to visit is Fire Island ...and a cool visit in various states could be the lighthouses
doire aintu
3 dagen geleden
Where did you get your mattress topper from? I love that it "folds up"
Jennafer Miller
3 dagen geleden
Michigan: Mackinac Island, St. Ignance, Traverse City. Or travel here during the fall colors or summer time and go to every waterfall
Scott Duncan
3 dagen geleden
Conway Scenic Railroad in New Hampshire
Tony Herr
3 dagen geleden
Hi from Wisconsin. I would suggest Door County in general. Lots of wineries and sites to see. Make a stop in Sister Bay, WI and see the rooftop goats at Al Johnson's. Or you can take your van on the ferry and go to Washington Island. Lots to do there with lavender farms, sandless beaches, UTV adventures etc...
doire aintu
3 dagen geleden
Heyooo this means a Vermont trip is happening right?
Passive Agressive
3 dagen geleden
Whose answered when Nate asked ‘hey Siri’ 🤔
Amanda Coles
3 dagen geleden
The Institute of Native American Studies in Washington CT has an indoor and outdoor museum
Anwar Ammar
3 dagen geleden
the windy city
Minh Tran
3 dagen geleden
You should check out Itasca State Park when you are in Minnesota. It's the beginning of the mighty Mississippi
Lateria Black
4 dagen geleden
Lowcountry in SC. Charleston area. Look up videos regarding geechie Gullah. Lots of history
•Galaxy Moonlight•
4 dagen geleden
Can you guys visit Lithuania? Theres many states and u can choose them by yourself if u want to! There is Kaunas , Vilnius , Klapėda and more. The best are Kaunas or Vilnius.
Trix Art
4 dagen geleden
You should tour a Airstream Like the new ones they are soo cool
Chris Adante
4 dagen geleden
You guys truly know how to survive and adapt.....ur business ethic is perflect!!!
Lilyann Richard
4 dagen geleden
WHEN IT GETS WARMER IN MARYLAND YOU SHOULD GO CRABBING
Fravolous Film
4 dagen geleden
So amazing... I feel like I'm stuck in my job and I want to quit so badly but now we can't travel anyway so I know that the sensible thing to do is wait a bit longer, keep the job until the pandemic settles, and only quit when we can travel again. Watching your videos is making me so impatient to quit asap and get going. I hope in the upcoming 1-2 years we will start a similar journey :) Living in a van in New Zealand or Australia is the absolute dream. p.s. new small channel here doing travel related couple vlogs :)
Gil Cordova
4 dagen geleden
You’ve already been to Texas, but XIT celebration in Dalhart, Tx. Is the best!!! There is a watermelon day, a corn day and a real Texas BBQ day!!! A parade sends everyone off with the largest amateur rodeo on the last day... I live in the OC, Ca. Now but miss my Dalhart, Texas... Go there and experience!!! I had horses and mud puddles growing up... 😂😘😘
chettaisbetta
4 dagen geleden
Watching your helper walk away LOL
Jaden Lee
4 dagen geleden
Jesus loves you
Sultan
4 dagen geleden
How r u going to get to Hawaii? That little girl is adorable!
Aurora Ross
4 dagen geleden
Heyooo this means a Vermont trip is happening right?
Izy
4 dagen geleden
Better save Montana for late summer
Have a Good day
4 dagen geleden
You guys are forgetting that there's only 48 states on continental United States. How are you going to be able to do in Alaska and Hawaii. when Canada won't let you go through to get to Alaska. And it to go to Hawaii you can go to San Diego and get your van put on a barge going to Hawaii. Make sure you do the research many people will tell you that it's illegal to have an RV in Hawaii. When in fact it's not illegal to have an RV in Hawaii, you just can not Register a RV in Hawaii. But that's okay you get a permit at the port. The blue sticker you put on your rear bumper it works like Hawaiian registration.
Bella Cuadro
4 dagen geleden
HILARIOUS!!!! I WAS EXPECTING EVEN JUST A MINOR RENOVATION ONLY TO FIND OUT, IT'S A MATTRESS 🤣
Allegra Jensen
4 dagen geleden
Wisconsin girl here - I agree with others who said the Lake Michigan loop for a scenic drive. If you haven't been to one of the great lakes, I think you'll be surprised at how much like an ocean it feels. However, the great lakes loop would likely have you bypass Door County and the scenic beauty of Door County is dear to me. If you are willing to detour up the "thumb" of Wisconsin, I recommend going to Washington Island and Rock Island and hitting up the wineries on the way up. May is lovely when the cherries are blossoming. OR, more in the heart of Wisconsin, visit a couple Frank Lloyd Wright sites, Taliesen, and the House on the Rock. I always thought the House on the Rock was cheesy, but it makes appearances in lots of novels and shows because it's just weird.
Scrappy FanGirl
4 dagen geleden
In New Hampshire the Kancamagus Highway is a gorgeous drive, and Franconia Falls is a great hike to a natural water slide! Afterwards, don’t miss drinks outside at the Woodstock Inn at the Dam Bar (decorated with downed beaver trees!). Mount Washington is fun to drive up the auto road or take the Cog Railway to the top. Sometimes they schedule sunrise drives up the auto road for an amazing sunrise view! Portsmouth on the Seacoast has great restaurants, outdoor theater by the water in the summer at Prescott Park, and ice skating in the winter at historic Strawbery Banke. We’re a tiny state, but we have a lot of beautiful spots to enjoy! Looking forward to following your 50 state journey!